The Republican journal., 1887-12-15

! Will &C" of North Searsmont send real name?
Eggs retail in this city at twenty eight cents per
dozen.
until after the holidays.
H. \. Starrctt has very attractive window-a
Chinese doll baby embedded in lot Of fancy ar
| ticlcs.
Every thing in the Christmas line of boots and
shoes may be found at Francis, in IIowes block,
| Main st.
The City Point Musical Club will furnish music
for 4 dance at Dcnslows Hall, Stockton this
(Thursay) evening.
Mr.. G. W. Jcnncss, dentist has moved to this city
and has taken rooms in the knowlton building
| High street. where he invites the public to call.
The mail car Oh, the Belfast branch road has been
| taken OF for repairs and Mail Agent Snow has to
assert his mails in corner of the baggage car.
Mr. W. {. futile photographed the recent dis
play of water works. The picture represents three
streams of water PLAYING on To the cupalo of Nc
ChtocI Block.
The annual meeting of the stockholders of the
Merchants Marine railway company will be held
at the store of j. W. Frederick, Belfast on Wed
nesday Jana, ISIS, at ~.
sam Hollis yacht Nc,tic whie beating up the
Ilazcine's wharf. The Nettics topmast was
carried away and jib torn.
The boiler for the steam heating apparatus in
the post Office building arrived last Thursday and
Mr.. Read expects to have the steam on this week.
The delay has been through no fault of his.
George Harrington, the stockton boy who CON
fessct to setting fire to the Oak Grove Seminary,
now says that he was bcwildcrcd and did not tell
the truth, and that he is innocent. Ills counsel
will maintain that he is not guilty.
Pensions have been granted to James NJ. Palmer,
original Centre Montville; Daniel Wood, increase,
West Winterpor; Thomas Cunningham, original,
South Liberty; Joseph X. Mcars reissue, Morrill,
James X. Swectser, ori ginal, Searsport; Orlando
IIerrick, Belfast.
Iiydrant Hose Company No. met Tues,la even
ing and elected the following officers Captain
Peter +. Welch; Foreman, Andrew 5. Fahv; Asst
Foreman, Henry Staples; Clerk and Treas, Sher
man G. Swift, Uydrants, III. p. Thompson. II was
voted to hold regular monthly meetings the first
Friday of each month.
We have Il private letter from Capt. \. J. I;ich
b I'm, of ship c G. Chapman, recently arrived .;
Journal was almost common i'll Calcutta as the
local papers, and about the last paper looked
at before sailing. going to China this time
and the paper will be sent to there
COLD BROOK DAM GONE. The dam ON Cold
Brook was carried away by Il freshet sunday. II
was from this dam that the Belfast Water Works
received its supply of water. The dam was mostly
built OF earth and was washed out by the grea,
rash of water 1t can easily be replaced. There
is now good supply OF water in the main reser-
vor and available for fire purposes, that there
need be no alarm on that score.
The residence in Gr;ycsend, l. l., occupied by
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ Berry, burned with it.
contents last Friday night. Mr.. Berry was alb
sent. Mrs. Berry picked up little dog and som,
clothing and ran to Il hotel near by from which
she Witnessed the total destruction of her house
The house owned by j. NJ. Cabaes. Mrs
Berry had about Sl,100 III money and $4,000 il
diamonds i'll the house, which were lost. Mr. Der
~ estimates his loss at $4,000; insured for 600
His Belfast friends are sorry 50 learn of his mis-
fortune.
Our ncighhor, Mr.. c. W. IIancy, Belfast not
only has large assortment OF ready made clothing,
gents furnishing goods, hats and caps, ETC.. fol
the holiday trade, but he has them for all seasons
of the year BY Il system of fair dealing and living
prices lie has and kept the confidence of the
people. See his advertisement i'll another column.
Nv. 7. Colburn, Belfast, boot and shoe dealer
averti-cs Christmas slippers for the holiday trade
Boots and shoes are always substantial holiday
gifts. Calvin IIervey, Belfast, is ROW opening a
large stock Of gold and silver goods at lis store
This class OF goods is much sought after for Christ
mas gifts and at icrvey's will be found the best
...Atenton is called to the announcement of Mr.
Fred L. Chase, Belfast, who is now prepared to
properly fit the eye with spectaccs and eve
glasses. Mr.. Fred l. Chase, of the firm of Hi
ram Chase Il Son, has returned from New York
and Boston with il itch assortment Of gold and sill
yer goods t" which they call attention. See the
statements of the Belfast and Scarspur, National
B,nhsscc notice of Savings Bank books lost
DEATH OF A SOLDIER OF 1872. Joshua Lasscl
who died i'll Searsnont Dee. eth, aged nearly %
years, was of French descent and was born on
what is now known Lassclls Island. Islcsboro
Feb Is, l.aj. His wife, Sarah Sweetland, was born
in Friendship Jan. s, l797 and survives her hus
band at the age of nearly ~ years. They were
married at Hope JAN. %, ISIS, and lived together
nearly 40 years. Mr. l.assell lived in Searsmont >:
years. lie joiner hy trade and has built
nearly 100 houses. Mr.. l.. was an officer of the wal
of 1872 and WAS receiving government pension of
- per month. For nearly 60 years he has been an
Upright and exemplary Christian, and a member OF
the Baptist church. He was always punctual in
his attendance at divine service until the inirmi
ties of age confined him to his home. OF then
eight children five survive. Anaflectionatc daugh
ter has cared for her parents with the ten,lerest
care. The funeral services held at his late
residence on the 9Th inst ana the very large mum
erof friends and nciehbors in attendance showed
tile respect they paid to his memory. The services
were conducted By Rev. Geo +. Tufts of Belfast
DISASTERS TO BELFAST VESSELS. On Tuesday
j. W. Frederick Il Co., Of this city, received a tel
egram from Capt. Woodbury. Burgess of the Sch
VIM. Frederick at Baltimore, stating that his vessel
was run into Monday by IL tug boat and cut down to
the waters edge. No further particulars were given
of the disaster. The captain said he would repair
and proceed. The Frederick cleared from Balti
more ON the 10th for savannah. The vessel was
towel back to port. Capt Geo. II. Carter, of sch
| Penobscot writes from Jacksonville that his YES
sci was run INTO by Il river steamer and his boat
completely smashed with from thirty to forty feet
of the lily rail The captain said the of the
steamer would pay the bills, but it was difficult to
obtain small boat at Jacksonville. Sch. Day.
light on TIE passage from Baltimore to Boston
with soft coal got into difficulty Dec. 10th whc,
) five miles from Block Island. She lost her main
} and mlzzennast with several sails. The captain
of the Third Life saving district leaning of the
disaster sent the tug Gertrude and the revenue
cutter Dexter to her relief. The Daylight was
towed to Bristol, L. L., where arrangements were
made to tow her t" Boston. Capt. Hodgtlom was
not III command of the vessel at the time, having
remained at home Tor II trip. No particulars as